Apostelkirche, Modern church in Bocholt, Germany

The Apostelkirche is a modern church building in Bocholt featuring a high wooden ceiling made from untreated materials that display their natural colors throughout. The structure relies on exposed beams that support the open interior design.

The church arose from post-war migration: expellees from Eastern Europe raised Bocholt's Protestant community from about 2,300 in 1939 to 7,700 by 1963. A 1960 architecture competition was won by Hübotter, Ledeboer and Busch of Hanover; the foundation stone was laid on 22 June 1962 and Militärbischof Hermann Kunst consecrated the church on 8 December 1963.

The church is modelled on a Westphalian farm barn, recalling the stable at Bethlehem. Inside, the four main furnishings — altar, baptismal font, wheel chandelier (Jerusalem chandelier) and organ — are aligned on the central axis. The font stands on the west side beneath the organ and choir gallery, forming its own baptistery within the nave.

The church stands at the Rosenberg, with the parish house on the Elbestraße and the community centre grouped around a central lawn; the flat-roofed entrance annex on the north side links nave and tower through open covered walkways. The old Melanchthonschule building lies directly behind the church to the east.

During Storm Kyrill on 18 January 2007, the copper spire was damaged and the sphere cross threatened to fall. When the sphere was opened for repair, a New Testament placed there by Pastor Meier at the tower's consecration was found inside; it was inspected and returned, and the sphere received new gilding.